The ALT.NET universe in Chicago gets together again on June 10 th , this time to learn and talk about Git , the SCM you're probably tired of hearing people jabbering about and still have not taken the time to look at. The presenter will be myself and I hope to explain how Git works and how it can...

As a brief inspection of your RSS reader will quickly tell you, it's Code Camp season. Not to be left out of this party, the developers in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas have a great option this year. The Chicago Code Camp , which happens on May 30th, is strategically located right between these...

Last Monday I once again attended the Software Craftsmanship Group meeting where a panel was held on the topic of Apprenticeship . I was expecting to see a discussion about what constitutes apprenticeship and the master-apprentice relationship. Instead, the conversation was mostly around two examples...

After an unfortunate cancelation of our last meeting because of the weather, February's meeting of the Chicago ALT.NET Group should be a very interesting one. Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin looks into XP's rearviewmirror, lessons learned, and the current status of Agile development. XP:...